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(contracted; show full)om|Autoblog]] and [[Joystiq]] and formerly including [[Hack a Day|Hack-A-Day]]. Weblogs Inc. was purchased by [[AOL]] in 2005.<ref name="forbes" /> Engadget's editor-in-chief, [[Ryan Block]], announced on 22 July 2008, that he would be stepping down as editor-in-chief in late August, leaving the role to [[Joshua Topolsky]]. During this period, Engadget was routinely accused of being bias towards Apple inc. and the companies products.<ref name=apple1>{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|
|title=Does the media love Apple too much|first1=Terrence|url=http://www.switched.com/2007/07/03/does-the-media-love-apple-too-much/|publisher=Switched|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://applebiased.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/10/|title=Engadget Pimps Apple site maintenance as an actual news story|publisher=applebiased|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=apple3>{{cite web|url=http://archive.slickdeals.net/f/1845489-techies-i-am-done-with-engadget-gizmodo-is-a-(contracted; show full)se, Spanish, Polish (until 1 April 2010), Korean and German. The English edition of Engadget operates four blogs which, like the international editions, have been assimilated into a single site with a sub-domain prefix. These include Engadget Classic (the original Engadget blog), Engadget Mobile, Engadget HD and Engadget Alt. As of late 2013, these editions exist but have been wrapped into Engadget Classic. In March 2014, a UK edition of Engadget also launched to target the developing European tech market.
  

Launched in March 2004, Engadget is updated multiple times a day with articles on [[gadgets]] and [[consumer electronics]]. It also posts rumors about the technological world, frequently offers opinion within its stories, and produces the weekly [[Engadget Podcast]] that covers tech and gadget news stories that happened during the week.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/18/ryan-block-engadget-tech-cx_rr_07webceleb_1218block.html|publisher=[[forbes]].com|title=(contracted; show full)lso produced podcasts for [[Weblogs, Inc.]]. Eric hosted and produced 4 episodes of the podcast for Engadget until the show was taken over by Peter Rojas and Ryan Block. The podcast was hosted by Editor-in-chief [[Joshua Topolsky]] along with editors [[Paul Miller (American journalist)|Paul Miller]] and [[Nilay Patel]] with occasional special guests until their 2011 departure. The podcast was produced by Trent Wolbe under Topolsky's editorship and continued to be under Tim Stevens until December 2012.
  

The topic of discussion for the podcast is technology related and closely linked to events that have happened during the week in the world of technology. The show generally lasts an hour or more. The show is normally weekly, however the frequency can change, especially during special events. When events such as the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] (CES) and the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3) occur, the podcast has been known to be broadcast daily.

(contracted; show full)er |work=Engadget |date=16 December 2011}}</ref> while Issue 69<ref>{{cite web|last=Steele |first=Billy |url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/07/distro-issue-69-paypal-david-marcus/ |title=Distro Issue 69: Can David Marcus fix PayPal's reputation? |work=Engadget |date=7 December 2012}}</ref> featured an in-depth look at PayPal coupled with an interview with its president, David Marcus. In October 2013, Distro was folded into parent Engadget and is no longer producing a weekly edition.
  

==Engadget Expand==
On 11 December 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dybwad |first=Barb |url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/11/engadget-expand-live-event-conference/ |title=Announcing Engadget Expand, a live event and expo for gadget fans! |work=Engadget |date=11 December 2012}}</ref> ''Engadget'' announced Expand, a "live event and expo for gadget fans." This marks Engadget's first major foray into the conference world, following several years of sporadic meetups a(contracted; show full){{AOL Inc.}}

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